The NFL season is taking shape which means picking games against the spread should be getting easier. The bad teams (Buffalo, Carolina, Cleveland, Detroit, Kansas City, Oakland, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, and Tennessee) are a combined 5-39 straight up and 12-32 against the number. That’s just over a quarter of the league you can bet against every week.. Unless two of the teams play each other like the Panthers and Bucs do this week.

I was 6-6 last week keeping my season record six games above .500 at 38-32. I like almost every home favorite this week so you know I’m about to go in the tank.

I don’t pick sides in games involving the Philadelphia Eagles.
My winners are in bold type.

Kansas City Chiefs +6 at Washington Redskins

Houston Texans +5 at Cincinnati Bengals

Cleveland Browns +14 at Pittsburgh Steelers

Baltimore Ravens +3 at Minnesota Vikings

St. Louis Rams +9.5 at Jacksonville Jaguars

New York Giants +3 at New Orleans Saints

Carolina Panthers -3 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Detroit Lions +13 at Green Bay Packers

Arizona Cardinals +3 at Seattle Seahawks

Buffalo Bills +9.5 at New York Jets

Tennessee Titans +9 at New England Patriots

Chicago Bears +3 at Atlanta Falcons

Denver Broncos +4 at San Diego Chargers